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The Animals Among Us: How Pets Make Us Human
Contributor(s): Bradshaw, John (Author)
ISBN: 1478997451     ISBN-13: 9781478997450
Publisher: Basic Books
OUR PRICE:   $31.50  
Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats
Published: October 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Pets
- Social Science | Anthropology - General
- Nature | Animals - General
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.8" W x 5.7" (0.60 lbs)
 
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The bestselling author of Dog Sense and Cat Sense explains why living with animals has always been a fundamental aspect of being human.Pets have never been more popular. Over half of American households share their home with either a cat or a dog, and many contain both. This is a huge change from only a century ago, when the majority of domestic cats and dogs were working animals, keeping rodents at bay, guarding property, herding sheep. Nowadays, most are valued solely for the companionship they provide. As mankind becomes progressively more urban and detached from nature, we seem to be clinging to the animals that served us well in the past.In The Animals among Us, anthrozoologist John Bradshaw argues that pet keeping is nothing less than an intrinsic part of human nature. An affinity for animals drove our evolution and now, without animals around us, we risk losing an essential part of ourselves.

Contributor Bio(s): Bradshaw, John: -

John Bradshaw has been at the forefront of the self-help and recovery field for more than twenty years. Born in Houston, Texas, he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto and continued his studies at Rice University and the University of Santa Monica. He has helped millions of people improve their lives through his ongoing lecture series, his four nationally broadcast public television series, and his bestselling books, which include Healing the Shame that Binds You, Homecoming, Creating Love, Family Secrets, and Reclaiming Virtue. In 1991 Bradshaw was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host for his series Bradshaw On: Homecoming.